BBC did a nice story and a short Doc on Jamal And Panther Baby lots of nice archival footage of the Black Panther Party and a Special Appearance by the Members of Impact Repertory

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Columbia J-school’s MA in Arts and Culture program presents dialogues with dynamic writers and artists of varying backgrounds. Jamal Joseph is a writer, activist, and educator. As a former Black Panther Party member, his life has been shaped by a youth spent in prison for his radical activities with the party. While incarcerated he immersed himself in education and penned a series of poems and plays. Now a professor at Columbia’s School of the Arts film department, Joseph has just published his memoir Panther Baby (Algonquin). He joins us to discuss community activism, post-race dynamics, what it’s like to be Tupac Shakur’s godfather and mentor. Joseph will have a conversation with Lynsey Saunders and Angie Brar. The show is produced by Marina Garcia-Vasquez, Jacob Gordon, Manami Okazaki, and Ayano Hodouchi. Executive producer: Prof. Alisa Solomon.

Panther Baby has a shout out on page 40 of the Dec Issue of Ebony Magazine (Red Tails are on the cover)

I Was a Teenage Black Panther

When Jamal Joseph was 16, he was was one of the “Panther 21″ — a group arrested for an alleged plot to blow up the New York Botanical Gardens and several department stores. Here, he recalls the events that drew him into the organization’s fold.

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From Gun-Toting Black Panther to Ivy League Professor

In 1968, Jamal Joseph was a Bronx high-school student on his way to college. But it was the turbulent 1960s and, radicalized by the times, he joined the militant Black Panthers. Joseph’s new book, Panther Baby (Algonquin) tells the story of his journey from young Panther to defendant in the famous Panther 21 trial to his time in jail to his current job as chairman of Columbia University’s School of the Arts film division.

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